Jeff Hornacek has finally been freed. After being a puppet for former New York Knicks President Phil Jackson, Hornacek is displaying an ability to successfully lead an NBA roster the way he’s wanted to all along.
Hornacek showed off some of his abilities in Phoenix, most notably during the 2013-14 season. In many ways, this current Knicks squad is similar to that Suns team.
A team expected to finish in the bottom of the Western Conference but played hard managed to scrape together a 48-34 season. This seems to be the model the Knicks head coach is going off of this season.